Child workers in England, 1780-1820 [electronic resource] : parish apprentices and the making of the early industrial labour force / Katrina Honeyman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in labour history (Ashgate (Firm))Publication details: Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2007.Description: xii, 340 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 331.3/18 22
LOC classification:
  • HD6250.G75 E556 2007eb
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Contents:
Industrial change in England 1780-1820 -- The Poor Law and the parish apprentice -- Factory apprenticeship : structure, process and legislation -- The supply and distribution of parish apprentices -- Textile enterprise and the parish apprentice -- The costs and benefits of parish apprenticeship -- Parish factory apprenticeship and the nature of work -- The making of a gendered labour force? -- The exploitation of little children -- The voices of the children -- The protection of parish apprentices -- The neglect of parish apprentices -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-323) and index.

Industrial change in England 1780-1820 -- The Poor Law and the parish apprentice -- Factory apprenticeship : structure, process and legislation -- The supply and distribution of parish apprentices -- Textile enterprise and the parish apprentice -- The costs and benefits of parish apprenticeship -- Parish factory apprenticeship and the nature of work -- The making of a gendered labour force? -- The exploitation of little children -- The voices of the children -- The protection of parish apprentices -- The neglect of parish apprentices -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Bibliography.

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